Atlanta Artists Center

"Copper Sunset" - took it to AAC - I thought it looked great framed .... the Atlanta Artists Center thought so too. It's now hanging after jury selection, in their latest exhibition, downtown Atlanta (Buckhead).

http://www.atlantaartistscenter.org

Went to their meeting last night and had a wonderful speaker: Lorraine King (Larry).

~Jillian
http://www.JillianCrider.com

"Copper Sunset" 5x7" watercolor.

Did this 2 days ago. A 5x7 watercolor. Uncertain whether to put it in one of the galleries, or sell on eBay.

I tried several mat and frame combinations, but sans mat really added some 'zing' to the sunset!
I changed the frame from gold to copper. Was a good idea!!!

Named it "Copper Sunset".
Hope you like it.

Jillian
http://www.JillianCrider.com

Arrival in Atlanta, Georgia. U.S.A.

I'm now in Atlanta, Georgia. Have just started revamping my website. Hope you like it. Doing it so that my site is more to show the 'business' side of art. It still will be OK to look at for the browsers who love looking at artist's works (I'm one who does that!) :)

But would like to make my art work much more 'saleable'. I will be doing more art while here, along that aim.

I have joined arts Clayton County, and did 3 miniatures in a hurry for their latest exhibition.
http://www.artsclayton.org

Also joined Atlanta Artists Center and have started going Mondays to their nude sketch group. (Life Study)
http://www.atlantaartistscenter.org/

Also thinking of joining the Georgia Watercolor Society.

Jillian
http://www.JillianCrider.com

"A Deadly Pate" - Ruthe Furie - book cover

Well, since I posted my previous book covers, this is the final one of series of 3, done just over a month ago. Again keeping in the murder mystery theme.

Jillian
www.jilliancrider.com

Compliments on my illustration (see previous post).

I get very flattered by compliments re my art. Sometimes it surprizes me a little, as caught of guard, and also wonder at finding that my art IS appreciated and admired ... something I've always dreampt of.

Two things this week. One re the sketch I did for 'Futures' magazine - the one I put up earlier with the skeleton - the author had a write up in a magazine published. In part it said...
"I’m forwarding a letter that Sarah posted to the short mystery Fiction society list.

My story, "Baby's Breath", appears in the current issue. I really like the illustration Jillian Crider made for the story; I feel so flattered to have someone do an actual PICTURE for my tale! I have also been having great fun reading the rest of the issue. FMAM is really great - so many stories, along with puzzles and cartoons! Even better news: I visited my local Barnes and Noble here in Lexington, and there it was (FMAM at last)! I will be directing all my friends there! :)"

The site for this magazine is: http://wwwfuturesforstorylovers.com
Even more exciting was getting my copy of it in the mail today with those 2 illustrations in it! :)
Next post will have the 2nd flattering happening.

Jillian
http://www.JillianCrider.com

Desert Sky Tours - new website launched!

Well, up until the early hours. Also introduced a 'friend' to the world of bloggers! I had to design a website. Promised since January. I never seemed to get with Howard on this, and managed to do it from what he provided via emails. Being frames, my FrontPage web editor didn't want to work, and I didn't have time to work it out, so ended up hand-writing it in html! Not heaps of content so it wasn't too cumbersome, but was about 3.30am before I hit my bed!

Wanna take a peek? It's http://www.DesertSkyTours.com - hope you like it. It's about touring the wide, wild broad expanse of our outback in my home state of South Australia in unique 6 wheel all terrain drive vehicles that carry a groups of people.

Hope you like it.

Jillian
http://www.JillianCrider.com

Caldecott award ....

Ooops... should be Caldecott...
http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html

See previous post!
Jillian
www.JillianCrider.com 

Another book cover is in progress...

What am I doing at the moment? Another book cover - a light romance I think - for LTD books. I've done the portrait of the girl for the front, but will do the rest digitally. Should finish it sometime over the weekend. Check back here next week if you want to see a finished version.
Regards,
Jillian
http://www.JillianCrider.com

"Inside a Snail's Shell"

Sometimes things in life get SO exciting that you almost need bricks on your head to stop you from jumping up and down!
The child's book I illustrated 'Inside a Snail's Shell' maybe didn't win child's book of the year 2003 in the EPPIE awards (one of only 5 finalists) ... BUT a hard copy arrived this week in my 'snail' :) mail - it was just SO fabulous to see it in print!

What's more, now it has just been released, there is already one buyer (NO!!!! ... NOT me!!! :) ) - and they want a SIGNED copy - as they consider this book good enough to win the 'Caldicott'!!!

Is it JUST me? Or do others get such great things happening to them?
Jillian
http://www.JillianCrider.com

A wonderful teaching experience - art!

Again had a wonderful teaching experience. With students asking when my next class is. I had so much fun, and they said they did, too, as well as saying they learnt lots!

~Jillian
http://www.JillianCrider.com